Are you someone with high energy, versatility and a keen sense of curiosity in figuring out what’s next? Are you looking for a role where you can stretch your capability and make groundbreaking business impact, while engaging with cutting edge technology & services? VertiCloud could be the company for you. We’re building the World’s best Big-Data Platform-as-a-Service (Paas), based on Apache™ Hadoop®, and we’re looking for a Technical Product Manager to join us.

Our Product Management team works closely with our engineers to guide products from conception to launch, and with our business partners to generate profitable revenue streams. As a Technical Product Manager, you will bridge the technical and business worlds as you create technologies with creative and prolific engineers. You will be expected to quickly become a Big Data platform and Infrastructure subject matter expert.

Responsibilities

Deliver and coordinate projects using agile software engineering best practices Create and continually refine the product backlog Work with the team to clarify and reduce stories into technical tasks Set priorities during sprint planning sessions Manage risk Refine the product vision, broadly soliciting input from internal and external resources (for example, the sales team and key customers/partners) Understand customer requirements, clarify and reduce them to implementable Agile stories that can be built by a development team Support issue tracking/bug management, and design reviews Develop product launch plans in an Agile environment then execute them effectively Drive product adoption through marketing and sales effort

Experience

Product management experience with a focus on software products and technologies Proven problem solving skills and passion to solve hard problems Experience with n-tier architecture, web security, web infrastructure, and big data infrastructure components (Hadoop, HBase, Hive, etc.) 5+ years of work experience Proven record of shipping products Extremely well organized; able to manage multiple, complex projects and issues at the same time Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including executive communications and presentations

Education

BA/BS in computer science and engineering (or equivalent); advanced degree is a plus